Thursday, October 29, 2009

A Witch's Brew Pattern



10/29/09 - A Witch’s Brew - This design is a large black cauldron of witch’s brew. To indicate the presence of bubbles, use some glass dots. They can be placed in the brew and over the edge and onto the pot itself. In the design, multi-colored green glass is used to represent the various ingredients inside the cauldron. The pattern can be adjusted for various projects or used as it is for a pin design. This will be the final design that will be placed on the Halloween Gift Idea page for this year.

Wednesday, October 28, 2009

Spooky Halloween Coffin



10/28/09 - Halloween Coffin - A coffin is spooky all by itself, but this Halloween Coffin has two piercing eyes to add even more fright to the piece. It is simply spooky how easy this pattern is to cut and assemble. Still searching for more Halloween patterns before this holiday approaches? Take a peek at the Halloween Gift Idea page.

Tuesday, October 27, 2009

The Eye of the Cat



10/27/09 - The Eye of the Cat - There is something spooky and mysterious about the eye of the cat piercing the dark of night. This simple design uses Dichroic glass to enhance the piece and add shimmer and mystic to the piece. This would make fabulous pendants for all of your spooky Halloween friends. For even more Halloween patterns and designs, check out the Halloween Gift Idea page.

Monday, October 26, 2009

Vampire Count Dracula



10/26/09 - Count Dracula - Count Dracula is usually a scary and frightful figure, who is perfect for the Halloween season. This specific pattern has an amusing view of this foul being. The design can be turned into a brooch, or added to any other fused Halloween venture. Along with all the other Halloween designs, this one has also been added to the Halloween Gift Idea page.

Friday, October 23, 2009

Common Raven pattern



10/23/09 - Common Raven - Halloween is next week and time is running out for making this year’s projects. This one-of-a-kind common raven pattern is perfect. Etch the pattern into dichroic glass and then fuse it inside a kiln. The directions for etching this design are explained on the site. Like all the new designs for Halloween, it has been added to the Halloween Gift Idea page.

Thursday, October 22, 2009

Mummified Mummy



10/21/09 - Mummy - This is an extremely simple and straightforward pattern to make. Glassline paints are used to add all the fine little details to the mummy. These would include the lines to signify the wrappings and of course a little dot for each eye. This specific design has a primitive body shape, two black shiny shoes and the gapping area for the dot eyes. I have changed the Halloween Gift Idea page to now include a link to this addition to the site.

Wednesday, October 21, 2009

Vampire Teeth



10/21/09 - Vampire Teeth - A spooky and scary pair of white vampire teeth. These seem blood thirsty and ready to frighten and scare your friends and family. For more spooky Halloween patterns and designs, check out the Halloween Gift Idea page.

Tuesday, October 20, 2009

A Scary Tree for Halloween



10/20/09 - Scary Tree - A very simple and easy design and pattern of a scary tree. It is placed on a crisp fall night with a full moon hanging in the nippy night. This is just one of the many new Halloween designs that are being placed on the web site. For even more Halloween patterns, check out the Halloween Gift Idea page.

Thursday, October 15, 2009

Black Cat Head



10/14/09 - Black Cat Head - A delightful black cat head pattern that could be fused into a plate or platter. It could also be used to fashion some pins for your family or friends. This is an extremely simple and basic design that only uses a few colors of glass and some stringers to add details to the piece.

Wednesday, October 14, 2009

Flying Witch Pattern



10/14/09 - Flying Witch Pattern - This flying witch pattern is done by using dichroic glass to etch in the design. First the image of the witch and the large moon is etched into the dichroic glass using a dremel drill with a diamond tip bit. Then the piece is topped with a clear piece of glass before bringing the entire piece to a full fuse.